The ORC in grades 4-6
Bawlf SchoolNovember 12, 2013
Jamie Davis, ORC Coordinator
Welcome!Please share your:
• Name• Your position• Your familiarity with the ORC
Accessing the ORCLearnAlberta.ca
O In school automatic authenticationO Remote access requires a district
username/passwordO BRSD username: LA02 password: 9883
O Share your district username/password using low tech methods
O Email [email protected] for your district’s remote username/password
TrueFLIXO Newly created sister resource to BookFLIX
designed for grades 3-6O Nonfiction content divided into 2 broad
themes with 3-5 subthemesO Each ebook includes an introductory video
to help build background knowledge of topic
O Human voice read along featureO Interactive table of contents for each ebookO Essential inquiry questions and project
ideas for every ebook
TeachingBooks.netO Bring an author into your classroom any time you
needO Search for Meet-the-Author Movies or Book
Readings, Author Audio Name Pronunciation, book guides and lesson plans
O Access Alberta specific booklists: O Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers
Choice Award (YRCA)O ELA Authorized Novel and Nonfiction Reading Lists
grades 4-12O Meet-the-author book readings in FrenchO Canadian Book Award Winners/Canadian Book and
Author ResourcesO Personalized Book Lists upon request
PowerKnowledge Suite O Content divided into 3 databases: Earth
Space, Life Science and Physical ScienceO Includes a customizable read aloud featureO Short, segmented articles with introductory
videos to build background knowledgeO Embedded science experiments and
educational games O Aligns with 95% of the grade 3-6 science
curriculum and 87% of grade 1-6 science curriculum
PowerKnowledge: Earth Space
O Curriculum areas covered:O Grade 4 Light and Shadows, and
Waste and Our WorldO Grade 5 Weather Watch, and Wetland
EcosystemsO Grade 6 Sky ScienceO Social Studies mapping skills
PowerKnowledge: Life Science
O Curriculum areas covered:O Grade 4 Plant Growth and Changes,
and Waste and Our WorldO Grade 5 Wetland EcosystemsO Grade 6 Trees and Forests
PowerKnowledge:Physical Science
O Curriculum areas covered:O Grade 4 Wheels and LeversO Grade 5 Electricity and Magnetism
and Classroom ChemistryO Grade 6 Trees and Forests
Muzzy OnlineO Learning languages through the context of a
storyO Hundreds of words and phrases embedded
in storiesO Six movies in each language level with
subtitles that can be turned on/offO 101 thematic video lessons with embedded
language learning games divided into level I & II
O All new 3D animationO All new recording studio
Canada In ContextO Canadian content!O Customizable read aloud featureO Articles downloadable to MP3O Text translation to 13 languagesO Featured videos, news, and stories
on homepageO Jump to related articles within the
article
Science In ContextO Featured news and videos on homepageO Content organized into Featured,
Reference, News, Statistics, Videos, images, etc. on topic pages
O Customizable listen feature O Download articles to MP3O Text translation into 13 languagesO Resources section includes resources for
students, teachers and librariansO “Curriculum Standards” for Alberta
Visual ThesaurusO 6 languages including English, French, Spanish
and GermanO Correct word pronunciation O Images related to words with right clickO Word of the day/week/monthO Personalized word lists and spelling bees*O Vocabgrabber*
*With personal account
Setting up a personal Visual Thesaurus account
World Book StudentO New text to speech featureO General encyclopedia O Includes atlas, dictionary (with voice
pronunciations), images, web links, and chartsO "My Research" option for students to track and
save their research online. O Timeline feature embeddedO Available on iPadsO Online Training Available
Canadian Points of View
O Essays written from multiple sides of current Canadian-themed issues
O Organized by category and then related topicsO Homepage guides for research O In the Spotlight O Customizable listen featureO Access Canadian magazines, newspapers, International
newspapers, Bios, Radio and News transcripts, etc.O Embedded Canadian Curriculum standards
O With An Account:O Can create folders and sort by date, articles, videos,
etc.O Can create RSS feeds on searches
Alberta SourceO Free website accessible to anyone, no login
required everO Although recommended for grades 6-12
good fit to Div II Social Studies curriculumO Includes articles, video, audio, images and
primary documents related to:O Alberta’s history (First Nations &
Francophone included)O Arts and cultureO Politics O EducationO Industry and natural resources.
O Links to educational resources with lesson plans and edukits
ORC Support Site
www.onlinereferencecentre.caO Resource training materials - podcasts,
videos, archived webinars, and guidesO Information about upcoming free ORC PD
opportunitiesO Information about province-wide resource
trials and surveysO Online booking system for ORC sessionsO Calendar of ORC EventsO Links to ORC Twitter and Facebook accounts
ORC ListservO Weekly email updates organized by E/J/S:
O New resources and featuresO Province-wide trialsO SurveysO Free PD opportunities
O No emails during school breaksO Membership has its benefits – joining
incentiveO Email [email protected] or
visit the ORC Support Site to join today
Contact
For more information or to schedule a school presentation please contact
Jamie Davis, ORC Coordinator
Call 780-414-0805 ext.229OR
Email: [email protected]
Links to Check outORC Support Sitehttp://www.onlinereferencecentre.ca/
ORC ListServhttps://lists.talonline.ca/listinfo/orc
ORC Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/OnlineReferenceCentre
